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The city tapped into a line of credit in order to exempt public safety workers from the cutbacks, but said additional funding will be needed to prevent future cuts
Following concerns about a lack of planning to distribute vaccines, the Mass. city plans to lead a regional effort to vaccinate police, fire and EMS personnel
The offer to Ogdensburg firefighters was first set at $20K but was upped to $25K on Christmas Eve as an ‘offering of good faith and reconciliation’ following a month-long debate about staffing